WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen reviewed "The Farewell," a film about a young Chinese-American woman grappling with her family's decision not to discuss her grandmother's cancer diagnosis.

"This is such a sweet film," Bowen said. "It's really heartwarming, it's well directed, it's beautifully written. You have this family coming back together and keeping the secret, which is the main conflict, but also just trying to celebrate life."

Bowen also reviewed "IT Chapter Two," "SIX" at the American Repertory Theater, and caught Jim and Margery up on the latest arts headlines.